Thursday, August 06, 2009

Died This Day: Florentino Ameghino

Sept. 19, 1853 - August 6, 1911Ameghino was a Argentine paleontologist and anthropologistwho made significant contributions to the field of vertebrate paleontology and established the Pampas region of Argentina as a rich source of fossils.

He discovered over 6,000 fossil species and classified 35 suborders of mammals. Ameghino's controversial discoveries of stone implements, carved bones, and other signs of a human presence in Argentina during the Pliocene, Miocene, and earlier periods served to increase his worldwide fame. Wikipedia. From: Today In Science History